{"id":9611,"date":"2024-10-05T08:24:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T08:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9611"},"modified":"2024-10-05T08:24:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T08:24:29","slug":"everyone-is-destroying-stephen-a-smith-for-comparing-himself-to-superstar-nfl-quarterback-while-demanding-100-million-contract-from-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9611","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Is Destroying Stephen A. Smith For Comparing Himself To Superstar NFL Quarterback While Demanding $100-Million Contract From ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen A Smith is undoubtedly one of, if not the most recognized, figures in sports media. Because of the many views and interest he receives from fans, he gets paid like it, too, currently making $12 million a year with ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>However, he isn\u2019t satisfied with that money and has gone to extreme lengths to argue why he deserves more. He recently compared himself to star quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dak-prescott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dak Prescott<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0during an interview with CNN.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDak Prescott just signed a contract for $240 million, he\u2019s making $60 million a year,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Smith said.\u00a0<em>\u201cI\u2019ve been No. 1 for 12 (years), I\u2019m sorry, in our respective industries, I win. I\u2019m fully aware of what I\u2019m worth, and I will never apologize for that to anybody.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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But of course, now he\u2019s back Dudes just yappin,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said one comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLook SAS brings a lot of money in for espn and he probably should get that money but comparing himself to a NFL qb as a way to try and get a raise is just laughable,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cwell that made me laugh, if just sitting around giving your opinion is like being a pro football player then I need the same kinda contract then,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0added a third.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, ESPN has been making a lot of layoffs recently, so it will be interesting to see what kind of contract Smith gets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-stephen-a-smith-s-contract-with-espn-is-set-to-expire\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen A Smith\u2019s Contract With ESPN Is Set To Expire<\/h2>\n<p>When Stephen A. 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